Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
IN THE WEST.

The affairs Of G. j. Kershaw b Co., of
Chicago, are SO desperate that Eggleston,
special partner, whose liability as general
partner is claimed, Is putting his property
out of his hands. Attachments and in
functions were gotten out against him.
Cash wheat will not come on the market,
SO that the cause of the panic in prices is
over. Armour sent to all the hanks offer-
ing to relieve them of whatever cash wheat
they had. They all returned answer that
they had no cash wheat for sale, and did
not expect to have any. Only one small
lot has been sold SO far and that was gob-
bled up off the market. The wheat market
following the crash opened steady at 81 1
for July, and the brokers were careful to
pick ont the men with whom they do busi-
ness, and nav an &c and even {c more to
get the names of rich and strong houses.
AN Important case has been COM
menceL in the district court at Cedar
Rapids, involving over $4,000. The
plaintiff is Judge Hubbard, the noted rail-
way lawyer, and the defendant Hon. John
Weare, president of the First National
bank. Judge Hubbard sues Mr.. Weare,
president Of the Williams Harvester COM
in stock, alleged to have been worth $l25
when the plaintiffs claim it was almost
worthless.
The decrease of wheat in store at Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Duluth for one
week aggregated 875, 600 bushels. The
shipments from Minneapolis were the
largest on record. 1t is thought the re-
ceipts will be very small from this time
until after harvest.
The Denver grand jury returned six in
dictments against Sheriff Cramer for false
pretenses and malfeasance in Office. An
indictment was also returned against Under
Sheriff Chevington and two deputies. 1t
is alleged these officers have overcharged
and defrauded the county in various ways.
They enter general denial.
THE Iowa Real Estate Dealers Associa-
ton was in session in Des Moines recently,
there being an attendance of about sixty,
every part of the state being represented.
Matters OF interest to real estate dealers
were discussed, and free interchange Of
ideas concerning the business was in
dulged in.
A sNIpE jeweler fakir named Thomas
Sullivan, while drunk, was run into and
killed BY the cars al Sioux City, Iowa.
THE other day at Sioux City, Iowa,
Charles Brown, convicted Of disposing Of
mortgaged property, was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary, as was Miles l..
Knapp, convicted of larceny. Joe Dob.
son, who got away with his friends jew
elry, was given eighteen months in the
penitentiary. Edward Hansen and Louie
Hearn, boys who broke into second hand
store and secured small amount Of plum.
der, were sent to the reform school at Ell
dora for one year.
GREAT excitement was caused recently
on change in Chicago over the big break in
wheat, and q number Of large firms have
collapsed. Kershaw b Co. will probably
fall through. Charles Henrotin 4 Co.,
stock brokers and members Of the New
York and Chicago stock exchanges, have
failed. The firm was caught in the wheat
squeeze and pushed to the wall. Among
other Arms that failed were T. B. Balding
4 Co.. Crosby 4 Co., Hibbard 4 Co., and
NJ. B. Crafts. Balding d Co. claim to be
even on the market. The suspension Of
Hubbard 4 Co. and Crosby & Co. caused
surprise, as both came unexpectedly. Hib-
bard b Co. claim to be solvent. July
wheat dropped TO 734.